Vegan Black Bean Soup You’ll Actually Like

I’m back!!

I feel like I was constantly saying that last year. There were a lot of lulls in new blog posts in 2019 (more on this in Friday’s post), but nonetheless, here I am with a brand-new recipe!

Since November I’ve pretty much ate like shit. We got marriedin December and as soon as the wedding was over J and I kind of went on an eating binge.

We had cookies, cakes, chocolate and LOTS of red meat. I don’t think I’ve had as much red meat as I did in the last 2 months.

Since Jan began, we have tried to stick to eating lots and lots of veggies to detox ourselves from the carnivorous month we just had.

If you didn’t know, January has been dubbed “veganuary.” I think its awesome that more and more people are trying to make a conscious effort to reduce their carbon footprint by going meatless once a week. Or, in the veganaury case, for a whole month, in hopes that more people will continue it throughout the year.

2 New Years Eve’s ago, Justin and I went to Montreal and ate at a vegan Mexican restaurant where we had the most amazing vegan black bean soup. I had tried to recreate it last year however it didn’t come out the way I had envisioned.

After a few trials and errors, I think I’ve got the perfect recipe to share with you guys!

I like the soup to be a little thin and thoroughly pureed. Chunky black bean soup reminds me more of a side dish than a soup. The best part of this recipe is that you can customize the consistency to your liking. So, if you like it chunky keep it that way!

I use canned black beans to save time in this recipe, but nothing beats cooking beans from scratch.

Vegan Black Bean Soup
This healthy, vegan, black bean soup recipe is easy to make with canned beans and is packed full of flavor and topped with avocado and radishes!

Servings

Ingredients

3tbsp.olive oil

2small tomatoespureed

2medium onions diced small

2carrotspeeled and sliced into circles

3piecescelerydiced small

7clovesgarlicminced

2limes juiced

5tsp.cumin powder

3tsp.corriander powder

2tbsp.oregano

1tsp.chili powder

4cans black beansrinsed and drained

6cupsvegetable broth

cilantrochopped to taste

salt and pepperto taste

Servings

Ingredients

3tbsp.olive oil

2small tomatoespureed

2medium onions diced small

2carrotspeeled and sliced into circles

3piecescelerydiced small

7clovesgarlicminced

2limes juiced

5tsp.cumin powder

3tsp.corriander powder

2tbsp.oregano

1tsp.chili powder

4cans black beansrinsed and drained

6cupsvegetable broth

cilantrochopped to taste

salt and pepperto taste

Instructions

Heat olive oil in large pot over medium heat.

Add in onions, celery and carrot and salt to taste. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the veggies are soft. 10 to 15 minutes.

Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant. About 30 seconds. Add in tomatoes, oregano, cumin, coriander and chili powder. Stir to combine. Let cook for 10 minutes. If mixture looks dry add in a tsp. or oil at a time to reduce sticking.

Add beans and broth to mixture and bring to a boil and then simmer over low heat until beans are tender, about 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes taste soup and adjust seasoning as needed.

Then add lime juice to soup mixture and blend with an immersion blender until smooth and pureed.

If the mixture is too thick, add in ½ a cup more of vegetable broth until desired consistency is reached. If too thin simmer until desired consistency is reached. I usually simmer the pureed mixture for an extra 5-10 minutes.

Serve hot with avocado and cilantro. Or with cashew paste and sliced radishes. Tortilla chips are great to dip with too!

Just based on the ingredients, this does sound like an amazing black bean soup! I’ve never made black bean soup myself and am excited to give this a try. Also very fascinated with the “cashew paste” idea. Just to confirm: do you use a blender or food processor to mix it up after soaking? Thanks!

I have been trying to incorporate more vegan meals into my diet, but what I need is variety, and I am glad that I have found your blog, and this dish. Black beans are just about the only legumes I like, besides lentils, so this is a perfect recipe for me. Thank you